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Capitol  Commission 

WILLIAM  SPRY 

C.  S.  TINGEY 

A.  R.  BARNES 

JOHN  DERN 

C.  E.  LOOSE 

M.  S.  BROWNING 

JOHN  HENRY  SMITH 


UTAH    STATE    CAPITOL    BUILDING 


program 


<£>f  a  Competition  for  tije  Selection  of  an  &rci)itect 

for  a  is>tate  Capitol  itatlbing,  to  be  Crecteb 

bp  tfic  ibtate  Capitol  Commission, 


Commission. 

The  Commission  was  created  by  an  Act  of  the 
Legislature  approved  March  llth,  1909,  and  des- 
ignated Chapter  64,  Laws  of  Utah,  1909.  The 
Commission  is  *  composed  of  Governor  William 
Spry,  Secretary  of  State  C.  S.  Tingey,  Attorney 
General  A.  R.  Barnes,  John  Dern,  C.  E.  Loose, 
M.  S.  Browning,  and  John  Henry  Smith. 

The  office  of  the  Commission  is  in  the  City  and 
County  Building,  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  where  it 
should  be  addressed  through  its  secretary. 


purpose  of  tlje  Competition. 

This   competition  is  instituted  by  the   Capitol 
Commission  for  the  purpose  of  selecting  an  archi- 


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tect  to  prepare  plans  and  specifications  for  the 
erection  of  a  State  Capitol  upon  the  Capitol 
Grounds  in  Salt  Lake  City. 


map  participate  in  tfje  Competition. 

All  Utah  architects  and  architectural  firms  who, 
on  or  before  September  10th,  1911,  shall  have  filed 
with  the  Capitol  Commission  their  applications  to 
participate  in  this  competition,  and  who  shall  have 
established  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Commission 
their  professional  capabilities,  shall,  upon  invitation 
of  the  Commission,  be  entitled  to  participate  in  this 
competition. 

Participation  in  this  competition  is  limited,  in  so 
far  as  non-resident  competitors  are  concerned,  to 
the  following  named  architects  and  architectural 
firms,  who  have  requested  that  they  be  permitted 
to  participate  in  the  competition : 

G.  Henri  Desmond,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

F.  M.  Andrews  and  Company,  of  New  York 

George  B.  Post  and  Sons,  of  New  York 

Henry  J.  Schlacks,  of  Chicago,  Ills. 

W.  E.  Burnett,  of  Denver,  Colo. 

Cass  Gilbert,  of  New  York 

J.  E.  Tourtellotte  and  Company,  of  Boise,  Ida. 


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Said  non-resident  architects  and  architectural 
firms  have  been  officially  designated  for  the  com- 
petition by  a  resolution  of  the  Commission,  of 
which  the  following  is  a  copy: 

"Resolved,  that  the  invitations  to  prepare  de- 
signs in  competition  for  the  purpose  of  selecting  an 
architect  for  the  Capitol  Building  shall  be  extended 
to  the  following  architects  or  architectural  firms: 
to  all  Utah  architects  and  architectural  firms,  who 
shall  establish  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Commis- 
sion their  professional  capabilities,  and  who  shall 
on  or  before  the  date  to  be  specified  in  the  program, 
make  application  to  the  Commission  to  enter  the 
competition;  and  to  the  following  non-resident 
architects  and  architectural  firms  selected  from 
those  who  have  requested  that  they  be  permitted 
to  participate  in  the  competition: 

G.  Henri  Desmond,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

F.  M.  Andrews  and  Company,  of  New  York 

George  B.  Post  and  Sons,  of  New  York 

Henry  J.  Schlacks,  of  Chicago,  Ills. 

W.  E.  Burnett,  of  Denver,  Colo. 

Cass  Gilbert,  of  New  York 

J.  E.  Tourtellotte  and  Company,  of  Boise,  Ida. 


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preparation  of 

The  invitation  to  enter  this  competition  is  per- 
sonal to  the  architect  invited,  and  the  competitive 
drawings  submitted  are  to  be  prepared  by  the 
competitor  in  his  own  office,  and  without  assistance 
other  than  the  usual  force  of  his  office.  The  invi- 
tation is  not  transferable  to  a  new  partnership 
including  an  architect  not  invited  by  the  Capitol 
Commission,  without  the  assent  of  the  said  Com- 
mission first  being  obtained,  and  no  competitor 
will  be  permitted  to  submit  more  than  one  design. 


te  anb  notation  of 


The  building  will  be  erected  on  Capitol  Grounds 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  a  plot  of  land  containing  nine- 
teen and  forty-six  hundredths  (19  46-100)  acres, 
bounded  on  the  South  by  Second  North  Street,  on 
the  East  by  East  Capitol  Avenue,  on  the  North  by 
Fourth  North  Street,  and  on  the  West  by  West 
Capitol  Avenue.  The  principal  facade  shall  face 
South  and  the  main  approach  and  entrance  shall  be 
in  line  with  the  center  of  State  Street.  A  topograph- 
ical map  of  the  grounds  accompanies  this  program. 


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Bratmncjs. 

There  will  be  required  of  each  competitor  the 
following  drawings  as  a  minimum: 

A  Plan  of  each  floor. 
Front,  Side  and  Rear  Elevations. 
One  Longitudinal  Section,  intersecting  the  Dome. 
Two  Cross  Sections,  one  of  which  shall  inter- 
sect the  Dome. 
Perspective. 

Such  others  as  in  the  opinion  of  the  author  may 
be  necessary  to  a  full  and  intelligent  presentation 
of  his  design.  These  drawings,  except  Perspec- 
tive, shall  be  drawn  to  a  scale  of  sixteen  feet  to  one 
inch. 

Perspective  is  to  be  drawn  with  plane  of  picture 
at  an  angle  of  sixty  and  thirty  degrees  with  the 
faces  of  the  building.  Point  of  sight  is  to  be  six 
feet  above  the  level  of  the  first  floor  and  four  hun- 
dred feet  distant. 

The  Perspective  is  to  be  drawn  to  a  scale  of  one- 
eighth  inch  to  one  foot  and  fully  rendered  in  sepia, 
showing  permanent  accessories  of  the  site. 

That  the  Commission  may  be  informed  as  to 
the  amount  of  ground  covered  by  the  building  and 


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the  possibilities  of  landscaping  the  park,  the  plan 
of  the  principal  story  shall  be  in  a  block  plan  of  the 
park,  showing  approaches,  terraces,  and  other 
suggested  accessories. 

Other  drawings  are  to  be  rendered  in  India  ink, 
but  without  accessories  other  than  a  human  figure 
to  indicate  scale  of  the  building. 

Shadow  must  be  shown  on  the  Elevations,  and 
may  also  be  shown  on  the  Sections.  They  must 
be  cast  at  an  angle  of  forty-five  degrees  with  the 
horizontal  and  vertical  planes. 

Each  Perspective  shall  bear  the  title,  UTAH 
CAPITOL  COMPETITION,  and  the  signature 
and  address  of  the  Architect  submitting  the  de- 
sign. 

The  signature  and  address  shall  be  placed  on  a 
space  three  by  four  inches  on  the  lower  right  hand 
corner  of  the  sheet. 

There  shall  be  printed  on  each  room  its  use, 
dimension,  and  the  number  of  square  feet  of  floor 
space  it  contains. 

All  drawings  shall  be  mounted.  They  are  to  be 
accompanied  with  a  typewritten  explanation  of  the 
materials  suggested  for  the  construction,  also  a 
brief  explanation  of  their  design. 

This  shall  contain  a  statement  of  gross  ground 
space,  exclusive  of  terraces,  covered  by: 


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1st.     The  building  outside  of  dome  structure. 

2nd.    The  dome  and  its  supports. 

It  shall  also  contain  a  statement  of  the  actual 
enclosed  cubical  space  divided  as  above.  In  mak- 
ing this  estimate  the  under  side  of  basement  floor 
will  be  the  lower  level  to  which  cubic  space  is 
computed. 

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Character  of  puiltung. 

The  building  must  be  of  fire-proof  construction, 
the  exterior  and  interior  to  be  of  such  material  as 
is  suited  for  a  Capitol  Building  of  the  best  class, 
type  and  quality,  with  such  special  finish  of  the 
more  important  rooms  as  may  be  deemed  advis- 
able. 

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Cost  of  puilbtng. 

The  cost  of  the  building  must  be  kept  within 
$2,000,000,  and  is  to  include  the  plumbing  and  gas 
piping,  electric  conduits  and  wiring,  heating  and 
ventilating  apparatus,  generating  plants  for  heat, 
light,  and  power,  elevators,  approaches,  lighting 
fixtures  (both  gas  and  electric),  decorations  and 


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commissions  of  architects,  everything,  in  fact,  nec- 
essary to  the  completion  of  the  building  ready  for 
occupancy;  furniture  only  excepted. 

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JXequtrements  a*  to  i^pace. 

The  following  as  to  location  of  djepartments 
and  offices  on  the  various  floors  of  the  building  is 
a  mandatory  provision  of  the  competition;  the 
estimates  given  as  to  number  and  size  of  rooms 
required  to  accommodate  the  various  departments 
to  be  housed  within  the  building  and  their  location 
relative  to  each  other  are  suggestive  only.  The 
areas  shown  are  what  is  thought  to  be  necessary 
for  each  department  and  are  intended  only  as  a 
guide  to  the  architects.  Changes  may  be  made  in 
the  gross  areas  listed  for  each  department. 

Due  consideration  should  be  given  to  the  instal- 
lation of  passenger  and  freight  elevators,  private 
and  public  stairways,  light,  heat  and  ventilating 
apparatus,  public  toilets,  etc.  Elevators  should  be 
located  adjacent  to  senate  and  representative  cham- 
bers. 


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GROUND  FLOOR 

FISH  AND  GAME  DEPARTMENT 

General  office  room 400  ft. 

Private  room 200  " 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 100  " 

800  ft. 

STATE  BOARD  OF  LAND  COMMISSIONERS 

General  office  room 1000  ft. 

Secretary's  private  office 200  " 

Stenographers'  room 400  " 

Chief  clerk,  cashier  and  bookkeepers 700  " 

Board  room 500  " 

Vault 700  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 100  " 

3600  ft. 
DAIRY  AND  FOOD  COMMISSIONER 

Main  office  room 500  ft. 

Commissioner's  room 400  " 

Sample  room 250  " 

Sealer  of  weights  and  measures 500  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 100  " 

1750  ft. 


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STATE  CHEMIST 

Office  and  microscopical  room 250  ft. 

Weighing  room : 250  " 

General  working  room   250  ' 

Storage  room   250  " 

Sample,  exhibit  and  library  room 250  * 

Vault    100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 100  " 

1450  ft. 

(Provide  special  ventilation  on  account  fumes  and  gases.) 

STATE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH 

Private  office 200  ft. 

Clerk's  room  and  filing  office 400  " 

Laboratory  and  library 300  ' 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet.  .  100  " 


1100  ft. 
(Located   convenient  to   Dairy  and   Food   Department.) 

UTAH  STATE  FAIR  ASSOCIATION 

Public  office  and  lobby 500  ft. 

Directors'  room   400  " 

Secretary's  office    300  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 100  " 

Vault 100  " 

1400  ft. 


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HORTICULTURAL  COMMISSION 

General  office  and  lobby 400  ft. 

Private   office    350  " 

Laboratory 400  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 100  " 

1250  ft. 

STORE  ROOMS  AND  VAULTS 

Store  room  and  vault  for  Secretary  of  State  700  ft. 
Store  room  and  vault  for  State  Auditor ....    500  " 
Store  room  for  State  Treasurer.  .  300  " 


1500  ft. 


Cafe 

Custodian  and  Janitors 

Supply  Rooms,  Etc 

State  Historical  Room 
Exhibition  Space 


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PRINCIPAL  FLOOR 

GOVERNOR 

Entrance  room  and  lobby 480  ft. 

Business  office 600  " 

Private   office    400  " 

Private  Secretary's  office   400  " 

Stenographer's  office 360  " 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 200  " 

State  reception  room 1850  " 

4390  ft. 
(Private  entrance  from  exterior  to  Governor's  office.) 

SECRETARY  OF  STATE 

Private  office 400  ft. 

Business  office  for  Secretary 400  " 

General  business  office  and  lobby 1500  " 

Vault 500  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 200  " 

3000  ft. 

(Store  room  and  additional  vault  on  ground  floor.) 

General  Board  Room  convenient  to  Execu- 
tive and  State  Departments 700  ft. 


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ATTORNEY  GENERAL 

Main  office  and  lobby 500  ft. 

Attorney  General's  room  with  private  en- 
trance     400  " 

First  Assistant's  room 250  " 

Second  Assistant's  room 250  " 

Third  Assistant's  room 250  " 

Stenographers'  room 250  ' 

Library  room 850  ' 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet .  .  200  " 


3050  ft. 


STATE  AUDITOR 

Private  office  300  ft. 

Deputy  Auditor   300  " 

Auditing  and  proof  reading 300  " 

General  office  and  lobby 1200  " 

Vault 500  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 200  " 

2800  ft. 

(Store  room  and  additional  vault  room  on  ground  flcor.) 


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SUPERINTENDENT    OF    PUBLIC    INSTRUCTION 

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Main  office  and  lobby 800  ft. 

Superintendent's  room 400  " 

Assistant  Superintendent's  room 300  " 

Library  room    600  " 

Stenographers'  room 250  " 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 200  " 

2650  ft. 

STATE  TREASURER 

Business  office  and  lobby 800  ft. 

Treasurer's  private  office  with  private  en- 
trance      400  " 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet.  200  " 


1500  ft. 
(Storage  room  on  ground  floor.) 

BANK  COMMISSIONER  AND  EXAMINERS 

Commissioner's  private  office 400  ft. 

Business  office  and  lobby 500  " 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet.  100  " 


1100  ft. 


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COMMISSIONER  OF  INSURANCE 

Business  office  and  lobby 600  ft. 

Commissioner's  room   300  " 

Deputy  Commissioner's  room 250  " 

Stenographers'  room 250  " 

Vault 100  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet.  100  " 


1600  ft. 


SECOND  FLOOR 

SUPREME  COURT 

Court  room 1200  ft. 

Consultation  room,  located  in  rear  of  Court 

room   500  " 

Five  Judges'  chambers,  adjoining  consulta- 
tion room  (each  20x20) 2000  " 

Clerk's  room  400  " 

Clerk's  private  office 200  " 

Two  stenographers'  rooms — 200 400  " 

Vault    200  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet 200  " 

5100  ft. 


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State  Library  and  Reading  Room 4000  ft. 

Two  Rooms  for  Librarian  (240  ft.  each)  ...   480  " 

4480  ft. 
Supreme  Court  Reporter 400  ft. 

SENATE  CHAMBER 

Chamber  to  seat  thirty  members,  with  pub- 
lic gallery 

President's  private  room 

Secretary's  private  room 

Lobby  

Cloak  rooms  and  lockers 

Press  room    

Telegraph  and  telephone  room 

Lounging  room 

Document  room   

Ten  committee  rooms 

Sergeant-at-Arms'  room 

Lavatory   

HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 
Chamber   to    seat   ninety   members,    with 

lobby  and  public  gallery 

Speaker's  room 

Chief  Clerk's  room 

Sergeant-at-Arms'  room 


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Twelve  committee  rooms 

Lounging  room 

Cloak  rooms  and  lockers 

Document  room  

Telegraph  and  telephone  room 

Press  room   

Lavatory   

One  post  office  to  be  located  convenient  to 
Senate  and  House  chambers 

Excess  available  space  to  be  utilized  in  single  offices 
of  from  250  to  400  feet. 


THIRD  FLOOR 

Galleries  to  House  and  Senate 

STATE  ENGINEER 

Reception  office 600  ft 

State  Engineer's  private  office 300  " 

Assistant  Engineer's  office 300  " 

Stenographers'  room 600  " 

Drafting  and  computing  room 600  " 

Vault 450  " 

Cloak  room  and  toilet  ,  150  " 


3000  ft. 

(Drafting  room  to  have  north  exposure.) 


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The  undersigned  has  examined  this  program, 
agrees  to  its  terms  and  contracts  to  submit  a  de- 
sign in  competition  as  herein  provided  for. 


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